Approved Code No. 9-Arnendment No. 14 Registry No. 313-1-06 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

C·ODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER 

PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON JUNE 22, 1934 

WI DO .OUR PART 

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Approved Code No. 9-Amendment No. 14 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

As Approved on June 22, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROYING AMENDMENTS OF CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

An application having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for approval of amendments 

to a Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and Timber Products 

Industries, and hearings having been duly held thereon and the 

annexed report on said amendments, containing findings with respect 

thereto, having been made and directed to the President: 

NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the United 

States, I, Hugh S. tTohnson, Administrator for Industrial Recovery, 

pursuant to authority vested in me by Executive Orders of the President, including Executive Order No. 6543-A, dated December 30, 

1933, and otherwise; do hereby incorporate, by reference, said annexed report and do find that said amendments and the Code as constituted after being amended comply in all respects with the pertinent provisions and will promote the policy and purposes of said 

Title of said Act, and do hereby order that said amendments be and 

they are hereby approved, and that the previous approval of said 

Code is hereby modified to include an approval of said Code in its 

entirety as amended. 

HuoH S. JoHNsoN, 

Ad,,,ninutrator for Industrial R eoovertJ. 

Approval recommended: 

BARTON W. :MuRRAY, 

Acting Division Administrator. 

w ASHINGTON, D.C., 

June 132, 1934. 

69354°-657-135-34 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDE ' T, 

The vV hite House. 

Sm: Under the Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and 

Timber Products Industries as approved by you on August 19, 1933, 

the Lumber Code Authority ha,s submitted the Amendments which 

are included and attached. 

This is a report of the Hearing on the foregoing Amendments, 

conducted at the 1\fayflower Hotel in ,v ashington, D. C., on N ovember 23, 19u3, in accordance with the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

These Amendments establish an Admini trative Division for the 

mRnufacturers of wood crossarms._,, and were presented by the Ea.st 

Coa t, Inland, and vVe t Coast Cros arm Associations claiming to 

repre ent 66 a of the production of the industry. The minimum 

wages are the same as tho,se prescribed in the Code and a forty hour 

week is e tablished. The proponents believe that these Amendments 

will stabilize the industry and eliminate unfair trade practices, which 

are now prevalent. 

In 1929 there were approximately 500 employees in the industry; 

in 1932 the number was estjmated at 150. The Amendments are 

expected to sub,stantially increase this number. 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to me on aid 

Amendments to aid Code having found as herein set forth and on 

the ba is of all the proceedings in thi matter; 

I find that: 

(a) The Amendments to aid Code and the Code as amended are 

well de igned to promote the policies and purpo es of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including the removal of obstruction to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which tend 

to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

welfare by promoting the organization of industry f r the purpo e 

of cooperative a -tion among trade groups, by inducing and maint.ainino- united action of labor and manao-ement under adequate 

governmental anction and upervi ion, by eliminating unfair competitive practices, by promoting the fullest possible utilization of the 

pre ent productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue re trictions of production ( except as may be temporarily required), by 

increasing the on umption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasino· purchasing power, by reducing and relieving 

unemployment, by improving standard of labor, and by otherwi e 

rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Code as amended complies in all re pects with the perti- nent provi ions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation 

Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and Subsection (b) of Se tion 10 thereof. 

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( c) The Code emp wer the ode Authority to present the aforesaid Am n lments on behalf of th indu try a· a whole. 

( d) Th Amen lment and the ode as amend d are not designed 

to and ,vill not permit monopoli . or monopoli tic practices. 

( e) The Am ndm nt an 1 the de a amended are not de igned 

to and will not eliminate or oppre mall enterpri es and will not 

operat to di criminat ao-ain t th m. 

(f) Tho e eno-agecl in other tep of the economic proc have 

not been lepriYed of the right to be heard prior to approval f said 

Amendm nt. 

For th e reasons, therefore, I have approved the e Amendments 

to the Code. 

R pe~tfully, 

JUNE 22, 1934. 

H UGH S. JOHNSON' 

Administrator. 
AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

TI-IE LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

Article VII ( d) At the end of the Paragraph headed "Poles and 

Piling " insert the following new section : 

CROSS.ARMS * 

Cents per Hour 

Zone No. 1----------------------------------------------- 24 Zone No. 2_____ _________________________________________ _ 321/4 

Zone No. 3----------------------------------------------- 40 

* Zone No. 1 includes the States of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, 

Loni iana, Arkansas, ew :Mexico, Arizona, an 1 Texas (13 States). 

Zone o. 2 include the States of Maine, New Hamp hire, Vermont, J\fassachu etts, Rhode I land, Connecticut, New York, New 

Jersey, Delaware, District of Columbia, J\1aryland, \Ve t Virginia, 

Pennsylvania, Ohio, K entucky, Indiana, J\fichigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, J\finnesota, Iowa, Mis ouri, Kansas, OklahJma, N ebra ka. South 

Dakota, and r orth Dakota (26 States and District of Columbia). 

Zone Ir o. 3 include the Stat s of Oregon, vVashington, California, 

Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, ,vyomino· and J\1ontana (9 States) . 

In Schedule A at the end of Section 39 add the following new 

ection: 

40 . CROSSAill\1 DIYISION 

Division (Article 11 (c)): The Crossarm DiYi ion con ists of all 

producer and manufacturer of wooden Crossarm·, as hereinafter 

defined. 

P rocli1,ct s ( 4. rticl e 11 (a) ) : vV ood Cros arms manufactured from 

sawn lumber whether or not bored for in ulator pins, bolts and 

brackets, excluding, however, the in tallation of pins and brackets. 

The preservative treatment of the e products is excepted. 

Ad,ministrative Agency (Article 111): (a) The Cros arm Divi ion 

is divided for administrative purposes into the following Subdivisions: 

1. East Coast Crossarm Subdivision 

2. Inland Cros arm Subdivision 

3. West Coast Crossarm Subdivi ion 

4. Southern Pine Crossarm Subdivision 

(b) Administrative Agencies shall be elected for each Subdivision 

in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth for the 

re pective Subdivisions. 

( c) 1. A Crossarm Coordinating Committee shall be elected by 

the respective Subdivision Agencies as follows: Two (2) members 

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of the Coordinating Committee shall be elected by the Administrative Ao-en y of the West oa t Crossarm ubdivi ion; one member 

from ach hall be elected by the Admini trative Agencies of the 

Ea t oa t ro ·arm Subclivi ion, the Inland Cro sarm Subdivision 

and the outhern Pine Cro sarm Subclivisi n. 

In ad lition th non-a ciation memb r of the r spective subdivi ion agen i may, if th y ·o de ire, j intly elect one member of 

the oordinatino- Committee to repre ent the non-members of the 

resp cti, a ociation . Imm liately after the election of the r ep cti, ubdivi ion nclmini trativc ao·cnci s, the Authority shall circulariz the non-a ociatio:n members of such administrative agencies 

to a -certain whether they desire to elect a repre 0 ntative to the Coordinating Committe ; and hall r ender its ac::sistance in conducting 

th el ction of uch r pr ntative. 

2. Subject to the approval of the Authority and to the limitation contained in Article III of the Code, the Coordinating Committee is authorized to make such rule and regulations as may be 

nece ary to admini ter the Code in this Division and may de ignate 

such agents and delecrate such authority to them as may be necessary 

for this purpo e, but it shall r eserve final responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the Code in this Division. 

The Committee may delegate any of its authority to its representative: elected by its membership, on the membership of the 

Authority, and may empower him to act for the Division conclusively in respect to all matters coming before the Authority. All 

matters of interest to the Division or any Subdivision reqmnng 

action by the Authority shall first be presented to the Crossarm 

Coordinating Committee. 

3. Under the limitations of Article III of the Code each Subdivision shall be independent and self-governing in respect to all 

conditions and problems relating to the said Subdivision exclusively. 

Proposals in respect of matters affecting more than one Subdivision 

may be initiated by any Subdivision and shall be submitted to the 

Cros arm Coordinating Committee. 

4. Members of the Coordinating Committe<~ and of the respective 

Subdivi ion Admini trative Ao-encies shall be elected for a term of 

one year or until their successors are elected. 

( d) In order to insure the proper administration of the Code in 

the respective Subdivisions of this Division until such time as any 

such Subdivision Administrative Agency established conclusively to 

the Lumber Code Authority that it is abk to administer all provision of the Code in its Subclivi ion, the Lumber Code Authority 

may designate exi ting Divisional Agencies in each region and/or 

locality to supervise the Administrative Agencies of the respective 

Subdivisions of this Division as to the administration of those provisions of the Code which relate to maximum hours of labor, minimum rates of pay, the payment of code fees, the submission of cod,e 

reports, and any question of correlation and adjustment with other 

indu tries included in such Division. 

(e) ,vithin thirty day after the effective date hereof the West 

Coast Crossarm Association, the Inland Crossarm Association, the 
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East Coast Crossarn1 As ociation and the Southern Pine Associa- tion shall conduct elections for the purpo e of electing the Administrative Agencie of their re p ctive Subdivi ions of the Crossarm 

Division. 

Due notice of the time and place of such election hall be sent to 

every known member of the Divi ion in writing or by such other 

methods as are reasonably calculated to notify all interested parties 

of such election. Said election shall be conducted in a fair and 

equitable manner. 

Each member of the respective Subdivisions hall be entitled to 

one vote in person, by letter or by proxy. 

EAST COAST CROSSARM S BDIVISION 

Swbclivision (Article II (c)): East Coast Cro sarm Subdivision 

consists of all manufacturers and producers of wooden cro s-arms, 

excepting manufacturers of Southern Pine Crossarms, located in 

the States of l\1aine, New l-Iampshire, Vermont, 11a achu etts, 

Rhode I land, Connecticut, ew York, New Jersey, Pennsy 1 vania, 

Delaware, J\,Iaryland, District of Columbia, ,vest Virginia, Virginia, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flori la, Alabama, J\,fississippi, Louisiana and Texas. 

Produots (Article II (a)): \'Vood Crossarms, other than Southern 

Pine, manufactured from sawn lumber whether or not bored for 

insulator pins, bolt and brackets, excluding however, he in t all a ti on 

of pins and brackets. The preservative treatment of these products 

is excepted. 

A dmini trative Agency (Article II I) : The Administrative Agency 

of this Snbdivi i n i designated as the agent of the Authority and 

of the Cro sarm Coordinating Committee for the administration of 

the Code in this Subdivision. Said Admini trative Agency shall 

con ist of three members, one of w horn shall not be a member of the 

E a ~t Coast Crossarm Association, if there be any such. Sail Admini trative Ao-ency is authorized to make such rules and regulations as 

are necessary to administer the Code in this Subdivi ion and shall 

de ignate and authorize such additional agency as shall be required. 

The East Coast Crossarm Association is de ignated by the Authority 

to conduct the election of the Agency in this Subdivision. 

INLAND CROSSARl\I S BDIVISION 

Subdivision (Artiole II (c)): Inland Crossarm Subdivision 

con i ts of all manufacturers and producers of wooden crossarms, excepting manufacturers of Southern Pine. Cros arm.s, located in the 

State of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tenne see, J\,1ichigan, 

,viscon in, 1\1innesota, Iowa, Mi souri, Arkansas, North Dakota, 

South Dakota, ebhaska, Kan as and Oklahoma. 

Products (Article II (a)): Wood crossarms, other than Southern 

Pine, manufactured from sawn lumber whether or not bored for 

insulator pin , bolts and brackets, excluding, however, the installation of pins and brackets. The preservative treatment of these 

products is excepted. 
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Adminisfrative Agency (Article Ill): The Administrative 

Ao- ncy of this ubdivi ion i designat d a the ao-ent of the Authority an l of th ro arm rdinatino- Committe for the admini tration of th o le in thi Subdivi i.on. aid Administrative Agency 

shall consi t of three members, one of whom shall not be a mem- ber f the Inland Cro arm A ociation, if there be any such. Said 

dmini trati, e Ao-en y is authoriz d to make su h rules and regulation a are nece ·ary to admini ter the Code in thi ubclivision 

and shall l ignate and authorize such additional agency as shall 

b requir 1. The Inland ro sarm Association is designated by the 

Authority to onduct the election of the AgP-n".v in this Subdivision. 

WE T COA T CROSSARM SUI3DIVISION 

ubdivi ion (Article II (c)): vVe t Coat Crossarm Subdivision 

con i ts of all manufacturers and producers of wooden crossarms, xcepting manufacturers of Southern Pine Crossarm , located in 

the tates of ,v ashington)~ Oregon, California, Idaho, iontana, 

\Vyomino-, evada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Thfexico. 

Prodiwts (A1·ticle II (a)): Wood Cro arms, other than Southern 

Pine, manufactured from sawn lumber, whether or not bored for 

in ulator pins, bolts and brackets, xcluding, however, the in tallation of pins and. brackets. The pr 0 servative treatment of these products i excepted. 

Adrninisfrative Agency (Article III): The Ad1ninistrative Agency 

of this Sub livision is designated as the agent of the Authority and 

of the Cro · arm Coordinating Committee for the administration 

of the Code in this Subdivi ion. Said A<lministrative Agency shall 

consist of three members, one of whom shall not be a member of the 

\Vest Coa t Cro, arm A ·sociation, if there be any such. Said Admini trative Agency is authorized to make such rules and regulation as are nece sary to administer the Code in this Subdivi ion 

and shall designate and authorize such additional agencies as shall 

be required. The ,v e:,t Coast Cro. sarm A sociation is designated 

by the Authority to conduct the election of the Agency in this 

Subcli vision. 

SOUTHERN PINE CROSSARM SUBDIVISION 

Subdivision (A1·ticle II (c)) : Southern Pine Crossarm Subdivision consists of all manufacturers or producers of Southern Pine 

Crossarms. 

Products (Article 11 (a)): Southern Pine Crossarms, manufactured from sawn lumber, whether or not bored for insulator pins, 

bolts and brackets, excluding, however, the installation of pins and 

bracket . The preservative treatment of these products is excepted. 

Administrative Agency (Article III): The Admini trative 

Ao-ency of this Subdivision is de ignated as the agent of the 

uthority and of the Crossarm Coordinating Committee for the 

administration of the Code in this Subdivision. Said Administrative 
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'.Agency shall consist of three members, one of whom shall not be n 

rn.ember of the Southern Pine Association, if there be any such. Said Administrative Agency is authorized to make such rule and 

regulations as are necessary to administer the Code in thi Subdivision and shall designate and authorize uch additional agencies as 

shall be required. The Southern Pin,~ A ·ociation is de ·ignated by 

the Authority to conduct the election of the Agency in this 

Subdivision. · 

Approved Code No. 9--Amendment No. H .. 

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